BUSINESSES and Year Round
Schooling for Students by Mrs. Dorothy Barron
Business Owners and Leaders; what
were your thoughts if any on last week when Parents Taking Charge in
Education’s blog Article and video, Year Round Schooling for Students – As a
Parent should I be concerned was
posted? Did the blimp on your mental radar screen signal that you should have taken
note or did you think or say, this doesn’t affect me? If you are a Business
Owner or Leader and did not think last week’s article affected you; I beg to
differ.
Perhaps, you are asking, what is
the connection between Businesses and Year Round Schooling for Students?
According to those who have/are implementing year round schooling, shorter
breaks are to occur for one or two weeks at a time periodically throughout the
year as opposed to the one traditional School Summer break of approximately 2
months. A number of Parents select their jobs; work availability, vacation
time, etc. around their children’s school schedules, especially summer break
which occurs at the same time and during the same period for most school
systems across the nation.
How will year round schooling for
students affect your business should your employees - some of whom are Parents incur
problems with the care of their children during mini- school breaks? We are not
stating that such will, but there is a possibility that such can and if so, how
will such affect and effect your workforce and business; to what extent and
what is your plan of action? Will you lose some of your work force and/or best
employees? How will such affect your business if your company operates in
various geographical regions?
Students being in school year
round can affect a number of businesses in one way or another; that which may
be obvious is that supply and demand most likely will increase with year round
schooling. On the other hand businesses
may have to deal with the aforementioned questions, which may necessitate
reviewing, studying, obtaining feedback (uttermost from those directly
affected) and formulating a plan of action. It might not be a wise idea to wait
until problems begin and begin to adversely affect both your employees and
business. From where I sit, I continue to see a shift in the traditional
workforce inside companies in which a number of Parents (not totally limited to
Parents) are leaving in an effort to begin spending more time with children,
family and/or other pursuits. Will or is this shift beginning to adversely
affect your business; if so, have you considered the implementation of at least
two very important actions that may be necessary and in which you and your
business should be engaged?
For Businesses: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trGbNzk9c2o
Business Owners and Leaders stay abreast of that which occurs in
Education; it affects you and your business. You can impact it and those
within!
Mrs.
Dorothy Barron, Founder
E-mail:
barron.dorothy@yahoo.com
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